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Subject: Re: what kind of product do you use on your seat Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:24 pm

txtrkdrvr wrote:

I've never used anything on my seat except Armor All. What's the no no about A-A?

It's just one of these old wives tales about giving the seat a non-static shiny coating that may make your arse slide a bit under braking, so it must be dangerous. It's up there with 'top boxes ruin handling' and 'polishing your helmet visor with a dab of washing up liquid prevents fogging'.

john grinselSilver Wing Guru

Number of posts : 2302Points : 5835Registration date : 2009-08-18

Subject: Re: what kind of product do you use on your seat Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:44 pm

Lemon Pledge or the cheaper WalMart type. Works fine and is cheap. Ride it everyday and seat stays in shape.

Subject: Re: what kind of product do you use on your seat Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:26 am

I've been riding motorcycles for 46 years now. I've used A-A on just about every seat of the 12 bikes I've owned over that period of time. Not once during that time have I ever felt like I was slipping on the seat. While I have had to brake hard at times I've only actually crashed once and that's when I was descending a VERY steep hill in the desert of Southern California on a dirt bike (Yamaha YZ 250) and that was back in 1972. I'm pretty sure a slick seat wasn't to blame. My 09 Swing looks new and I attribute that to the fact that I wash the bike once every other week and then A-A all the plastics and seat.

Subject: Re: what kind of product do you use on your seat Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:00 am

thats funny as hell buffing the seat out with your butt. i tried using the lexol vinyl dressing i use for cars and it isnt terribly slick. i just let it sit a minute or two and buffed it out. i did see a write up about using pledge on it too but i didnt try that yet. thanx for all the responses i have never had to detail a motorcycle since i started doing detailing,until now ive had dirt bikes and small scooters. but i do find myself cleaning this swing much more especialy the windscreen.